Poor-hanger



(No Model.) '1 T.l HOOKER.

- DOOR HANGER. No. 341,007. F71 Patented May 4, 1886.

UNITED" STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS HOOKER, OF SYRACUSE, NEV YORK.

DOO E17-HANGER.

sPncI'rIcA'rroN forming part of Letters Patent No. 341,007, dated May 4,laas.

Application tiled September 9, 1885. Serial No. 176,6.'ll. (No model.) v

To all whom t may concern.-

Beit knownthat I, THOMAS HOOKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Syracuse,

in the county of Onondaga and State of New necessity of providing aVspace between the walls for its reception, as heretofore. lts advantages will be readily perceived when used in a wide doorway,wherethere is little or no space for the door to slide back-such as, for

instance, in barns, public buildings, (where substantially the wholefront is used as a doorway,) saloon parlors, assembly rooms, churches,Sta-in which cases much larger y doorways may be used.

The invention consists in certain features of construction, hereinafterspecifically described, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is atop edge View of a doorconstructed in accordance with my invention,the track being broken awayand the door in a closed position. Fig. 2 is a similar tiew showing therail, the door being partly opened. Fig. 3 is a similar view, the doorbeing opened. Fig. iis an enlarged vertical .section of thehanger-supporti n g rolls and the adjacent wood-work of thc door, thehanger being shown in elevation. Fig. 5 is a similar view of theguide-roller. Fig. 6 is a detail in sect-ion of the hanger.

Like letters indicate like parts in allthe figures.

In' Fig. l I have shown my invention in its plainest form, adapted forbarns or outhouses-that is, where a finished or embellished door-franie,such as shown in Fig'. 4 (used in habitations) is not employed.

- Referring more particularly to Figs. 4 and 6, A're'presents the usualdoor-frame, which forms a housing for theihangers, and is prol ,videdwith the usual depending weatherstrip,

A', serving in this instance also as a stop against whichth'e doorsclose. Within the door-frame A, and at each side thereof, are

nected by an axle, C.

two tracks or rails, B, and mounted upon them are a pair of rollers, C,which are con- Upon this axle C is mounted a casting, D, formed with thcsleeve D', extending from which is a web portion or bridgepiece, D, atthe other end of which and at a right angle to the'sleeve O is adepending sleeve, D3, the entire casting forming a `bracket in which aspindle, Efis swiveled,

and is secured at the top by a nut or head, E.

For the purpose of making a snug tit between the door-frame A and thedoor-sections F, and to permit of the folding of the sections one uponthe other, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, l forni the spindle E with anoffset or bend, somewhat in the manner of a coxnpoundV curve, as clearlyshown at E2 E, so that it will be readily/*.mcu that when the door isclosed the .sections thereof willrall bein line with each other andsnugly fit or abut against the weather strip or stop A. This I regard asan important feature of my invention.

As before indicated,'the door proper consists of a series of sections,F, hinged as at F', the hanger being at 'the extreme end of the endsection. It will now be readily seen that the door, no matter what thelength may be or of how many sections it may consist, may

be opened or closed similar to a sliding door.

and for the purpose of an easy folding of the door and prompt breakageof the sections in the right directions at the proper jointsto wit,every other one-l have mounted upon the door-sections at one or more ofsuchfhingelines, which tend to fold inwardly, a spindle, E, (sec Fig.5,) directly upon which is mounted a guiding-roller, G, which, insteadof working upon the tracks BP., as does thehanger propel', Works betweenthe same.

The operation of my invention from the abovegdescripticn is obvious, inthat it will be readily seen that as the door is opened' the edges ofthe sections which swing inwardly will move alo'ng'tlie frame in acurved line, while their inner edges will also move on a curved line ona center coinciding with the hingeline and with the center of the sleeveD, by reason of the compoundly-curved or o` set spindle E, and thatsaiddoor will break at the before-mentioned hinge-joints, which is compactposition, as cle'arly shown in Fig. 3, Where they may be inclosed or notin a suitable casing.

It is very evident that changes in the construction of minor details ofmy invention may be made. YFor instance, the spindleE may be madeintegral with the axle C', and be swiveled directly in thedoor-sectionatjts hingeline, and I would therefore have it understoodthat I do not confine myself to the exact construction-shown anddescribed, but hold that niy modifications, which involve a curvedsuspensionspindle the' axis of rotation of which is coincident with thehinge-line of the door-sections supported by said spindle or spindles,are colmprehended by my invention. It will of course be understood thatthe series of door-sections may be continued beyond those shown in thedrawings, every fourth or sixth section being provided with a hanger,

`or where heavy doors are employed hangers may be placed upon everyother door, thiis taking the place of the guide-rollers. It is alsoplain that when the doors are closed they may be securely bolted orotherwise fastened against the stop, and for this purpose a moresubstantial stop'inay be employed; also,' that a single door may behinged beyond the hanger, to be used as an ordinary door, independm entof the series, but which will form a part of -theseries whenall areopened.

l Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is l. Adoer-hanger provided with a swiveled sospensioni-od, in combination withhinged door-sections adapted to fold one upon the other, substantiallyas specified., y

2. A door-hanger provided with a curved swiveled spindle orsuspcnsicnrod vertically above the corner of the door, substantially asspecified. i

3. A. `doorhanger provided Witha spindle or suspension-rod tu rningrsymmetrically with the hinges of a door formed of foldable sections,

substantially as specified.4

d. rIlie combination of a door-hanger provided with a swiveledsnspensioirrod, a series oi" foldable sections,` and a guide-roller,substantiaily speciied.

6. A door'eoniprising foldahle sections and provided with a hangerarranged above one or more of said sections,and a stop, the whole 8. Ina door hanger, the combination, with 1 the truck thereof, ofa castingmounted'thereon, aspindle swiveled therein in aline corresponding withthe axial line of `the hinges, and a door erdoor-sections, whereby saiddoor or door-sections may. have a curvilinear movement ywhen opened orclosed, substantially as specified.

9. The combination of a han-ger consisting of a truck having a castingmounted thereon, a spindle swiveled therein, and a door comprising aseriesof hinged sections adaptedlto fold one upon the other,substantially as specif 10. The combination of a door-hanger comprisinga truck portion, a casting mounted thereeinand a spindle swivelcdtherein,-A and a door consisting of a series of sections hinged atopposite sides of their vertical edges and provided at every otherhinge-line with a guideroller mounted upon 4an axis'v coincident withthat of the hinges, substantially as specified.

11. The combination of the rollers C C, axle C of the casting D, formedwith the sleeves D D3, and connected by the web ois-bridge D?, and thespindle E,`curved as at EES, substantially as specified 12.Thecombination of the herein-d.escribed hanger with a series ofdoorsections, as F, hinged at their `vertical edges and provided atevery other vertical edge witha guideroller,

as G, adapted to work within the rails, sub-` stantially as specified.

In testi nion y whereof I ai'x my signature in presence oi' twowitnesses.I

- THOMAS HOOKER. Vit'nesses:

E. C. VVRrGHT, A. J. (.lRooK.

